Watch: Moment neighbour confront knife and hammer-wielding thieves

A brave neighbour put his life at risk when he confronted three thieves wielding a knife and a hammer.

The father-of-two sprung into action after he heard his neighbour’s alarm sound in Leicester Road, Failsworth, Oldham.

He ran outside in a bid to scare them off.

The unfolding drama was caught on CCTV.

The 49-year-old, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Manchester Evening News: ‘I banged on the door shouting ‘get out, you scumbag’, and I tried to open the door but it was locked. So I ran round the side of the house and kicked the gate open and as I came round the corner I saw there was three of them.

The thieves break into a home in Manchester (Picture: YouTube)

‘One of them had a big sharp kitchen knife and another ran at me with the hammer.

‘I stood my ground and they shot off.’

The neighbour boldly shouts at the intruders (Picture: YouTube)

He added: ‘When you look back at the video it’s quite frightening. When they’ve got a knife and a hammer and it’s three against one you’ve got no chance, but you don’t think at the time.’

The scary moment thieves threaten the neighbour with a knife and hammer (Picture: YouTube)